There are clear benefits of writing well. This is particularly the case in academia – careers depend on it. Not only that, both in teaching and research, we have an inherent responsibility to communicate knowledge clearly and respectfully to others.
How you communicate says a lot about you and your work. You are:
- More likely to conduct successful research – framing questions, writing surveys, etc.
- More likely to convey your ideas to others
- More likely to transfer knowledge to others
- More likely to have an impact
- More likely to get published
- More likely to lead to be promoted …??? You never know.
Conversely, writing poorly – and by this I mean with errors, inconsistencies or writing in a convoluted way – can cause readers to be distracted, lose confidence in your work, or dismiss it altogether.
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